Ortofon SPU Meister Silver G MK II Cartridge

The masterpiece of Mr. Robert Gudmandsen, the SPU Meister Silver was introduced in 1996 as a technological improvement of great importance. Ortofon has succeeded in having the purest silver wire ever produced for the coil winding process.

The SPU Meister Silver G MkII has been improved on coil winding material, stylus, and magnet. The cartridge has been outfitted with high purity multi-conductor 6-nines Silver wire (of a purity of 99.9999 %) for a more open and revealing high-end presentation.

The nude elliptical stylus tip mass has been decreased by a factor of more than 50%, resulting in increased tracking ability and reproduction of microdynamic detail. The generator system has been revised to produce a slightly higher output to ensure compatibility with a wider range of moving coil transformers and active MC preamplifiers.

SPECIFICATIONS

• Channel balance at 1 kHz: 1 dB
  
• Output voltage at 1 kHz, 5cm/sec: 0.3 mV
  
• Channel separation at 1 kHz: 20 dB
  
• Frequency response 20 Hz - 20 kHz: 2/-1 dB
  
• Tracking ability at 315 Hz: 70 µm
  
• Compliance, dynamic, lateral: 8 µm/mN
  
• Stylus type: Nude Elliptical
  
• Stylus tip radius: r/R 8/18 μm
  
• Tracking force range: 3.0-5.0 g (30-50 mN)
  
• Tracking force, recommended: 4.00 g (40 mN)
  
• Tracking angle: 20°
  
• Internal impedance, DC resistance: 3 ohm
  
• Recommended load impedance: 10 ohm
  
• Coil wire material: Silver, 6-nines
  
• Cartridge body material: Ground wood and resin composite
  
• Cartridge colour: Shiny black
  
• Cartridge weight: 28 g